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Petrol and Diesel: Delivering Quality
Fuel quality in New Zealand is governed by a set of regulations designed to protect consumers and the environment. These regulations include factors that affect the performance of fuel.

Petroleum Products Specifications Amendment Regulations 2003
Petroleum Products Specifications Amendment Regulations 2003 made by Silvia Cartwright, Governor-General on December 1 2003.

Petroleum Products Specifications Regulations 2002
Petroleum Products Specifications Regulations 2002 made by Silvia Cartwright, Governor-General on 23 July 2002.

Petroleum Products Specifications Regulations 1998
Petroleum Products Specifications Regulations 1998 made by Michael Hardie Boys, Governor-General on 14 September 1998.

Biofuel Blend Waivers
The Petroleum Products Specifications Regulations will allow waivers for certain volatility properties for ethanol/petrol blends of more than 1% and up to 10% volume ethanol.

Petroleum Fuel Quality in New Zealand 1992-1999
This paper surveys the results of the Fuel Quality Monitoring programme over the period from mid-1992 to mid-1999, including the period of the introduction of premium unleaded petrol at the start of 1996.

Diesel Carbon Residue
See Diesel Carbon Residue.

Cetane Number of New Zealand Diesel
This paper, published in April 1999, describes an investigation into the relationship between cetane number and cetane index of samples for diesel fuel supplied in New Zealand in the period 1 May 1997 to 30 May 1998.

Diesel Carbon Residue
Consultation on a proposed amendment to the diesel carbon residue specification.

Regulating Biofuel Quality
Introducing specifications for biodiesel and ethanol, and their blends.

Review of Permitted Sulphur Levels Beyond 2006
In 2005 and 2006 the Ministry released discussion papers concerning the introduction of lower sulphur levels in both diesel and petrol beyond 2006.

Lower Sulphur Diesel
The Petroleum Products Specifications Regulations 2002 require diesel supplied from 1 January 2006 to have a sulphur content of no more than 50 ppm (parts per million).